Garnishing an Independent Contractor
Earlier this week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals decided an important, and unprecedented, issue affecting the ability of creditors to garnish funds. A garnishment is an order issued to a third [...]
Earlier this week, the Tennessee Court of Appeals decided an important, and unprecedented, issue affecting the ability of creditors to garnish funds. A garnishment is an order issued to a third [...]
Forcible Entry and Detainer Actions Against Commercial Tenants in Tennessee So you have a commercial tenant who signed all of the necessary lease documents, put up its signs, and settled into [...]
You’re involved in a dispute in a Tennessee court that transcends state boundaries. For example, one party is located in New York, another in Tennessee, another in Georgia. You researched each [...]
In this post I discuss an issue that frequently comes up when an LLC is the defendant in a lawsuit: If I’m the plaintiff, can I “pierce the veil” to reach beyond the defendant LLC to the members [...]
It is common wisdom that there is a four-year lookback period in bankruptcy for fraudulent transfer claims. A fraudulent transfer claim alleges that the debtor transferred property to someone, [...]
Hybrid creatures have a long history. In Greek mythology, there was Pegasus, a horse with the wings of a bird that was said to create springs where his feet touched the ground. Another such [...]
You never know what – or who – lies beneath the surface. Imagine you are engaged in construction, landscaping, or some other improvement to real property, and suddenly you make a grim [...]
In my last blog post, I discussed the rights of a creditor when the debtor owns interests in an LLC. Can the creditor reach the assets of the LLC? Under Tennessee law, the answer is no. The [...]
Social media is a great source of proof in litigation. Think about a personal injury case where the plaintiff posted pictures online showing he isn’t injured. Or a noncompete case where the [...]
Defamation has been around for a long time but the methods in which someone can defame another seem to be multiplying daily. Courts consistently have held that the method, i.e. blogs, twitter, [...]
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